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TO ALL WITIOM IT MAYv CONCERN: l l

Bc it known that I, IIENRY'G. HOQVER, ot' Groen Castle, in the county of Franklin, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garriageflow Setters; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact descriptionthcreof', reference being had to the accompanying .drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification, in which-1..

Figure 1 is a sido elevation (if rnyvmaehpine, showing, also, its position and relation to Ithe carriage-bows when in actualuse. `r

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the machine itself.

To enable others skilled in the'art'to make' and use my invention,-I will now describe its construction and operation.

i A A represent uprights secured tothe footp ieces orsillsB BQ These uprights are provided with an elongated4 slot, as shownl in fig. 2. C C are sliding blocks, each with a'tongue formed upon its inner side to t in the slots just referred to. The object ofthese tongues is to serve as guidesto the blocks C '0, and also to keep them perfectly true and free from lateral motion. Theface' of blocks C C is provided with a vertical slot, as

'represented in the drawings. D D are sliding-gauge bars, w-hich areconnectedto block C C by means of boli/ a and nut b. .The head ofthis bolt slides between the slotted piece of metal e and slide 0,'as'ipartly illustrated fig. 2.

E E represent two sliding boards, with grooves in thermes .seen atx, iig. 2.' The inner'top portion of 'sliding blocks C C shouldbe cut away, leaving a transverse tongue, as partly seen in fig.' 2. Theboards E vEV are coninedbetwe'en the blocks C Cand the uprights A A, with the tongues resting in the grooves, thus allowing the boards E E to slide tothe right or left. Zd represent slotted metal supports or holders;I These holders are provided with projections oreal-s, in order more eiiectually to retain the' carriagebows G G in their proper places during the operationv of setting them. 'Theboards E E are provided vwith slots, ff, and the holders al d are 'secured to said boards, by means of sercw-bolts passing through the slots, both in the boards and holders.` Slfhcbolts are furnishedwith nuts, .to enable the holders to be adjusted to the angle or elevation of the bows.l

i Thusitwill be s'een that this' machine, though perfectly siuiple in .its construction and arrangemenzyet possesses every feature necessary in the operation of setting or adjusting carriage-bows. i

By means ot' the gauge-bars D D, the quarter-bars can be accurately adjusted, while the sliding boardsE E,

with the holders d d, enable the operative to give anyinclinati'on or elevation to the bows which may be desirable. The machine, when in use, is secured to the seat II, by means of screws or clamps.`

Having thus fully described my invention., what I'olaim, and desire to secure by Iletters'Patent, is.-

1- The sliding boardsV E E, as and for the `purpose set forth. i

The slotted holders d Lin combination with sliding boards E E, substantially as described. 'E 'lhe blockV C G, in combination with boards E E, substantially in the manner specified'. The gauge-'bars D D, substantially as sctforth;v 'and v V l The combination of sliding'bloeks C` C, boards E E, holders cl d, and bars D Dall arranged as described. n testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

* HENRY c. HoovEE.

Witnesses: j

C. ALEXANDER, JNO. A, ELLrs. 

